Notes on <i>Plectranthus</i> (Lamiaceae) from southern Africa

Abstract

Four new Plectranthus taxa from South Africa are described: P. malvinus Van Jaarsv. TJ.Edwards, P. saccatus subsp. pondoensis Van Jaarsv. S.Milstein, P. purpuratus subsp. tongaensis Van Jaarsv. TJ.Edwards and P. purpuratus subsp. montanus Van Jaarsv. TJ.Edwards. P. aliciae (Codd) Van Jaarsv. TJ.Edwards and P. lucidus (Benth.) Van Jaarsv. TJ.Edwards are given new status, and P. pentheri (Giirke) Van Jaarsv. TJ.Edwards is transferred to this genus from Coleus and recognized as a species.